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Current affairs and entertainment in Darebin | Covering Northcote, Preston, Reservoir, Thornbury, Fairfield and surrounds.
Melbourne Water has released an interactive map of its revised stormwater flood hazard ratings in Darebin, and is seeking your input: buff.ly/B77KRus
October 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Rucca’s Hill? Over 10,000 sign petition against High Street McDonald’s: buff.ly/8Xo7am2

#Melbourne #Northcote
August 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Our second print edition is out now! Keep an eye out for a copy on High Street, from Westgarth to Preston.

(Fun game in this issue: find the glaring spelling error in a headline written at 4am!)
August 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Local darkwave duo Full Fleshed plays two shows in Darebin this month: buff.ly/Rr2C7pS
August 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Triple Hex! Inner north electronic artist's Triple J DJ debut coming tonight: buff.ly/fSQ3wPi
August 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Open House Melbourne Weekend 2025 is half over! Find out which sites across Darebin are taking part this year: buff.ly/yugww9K
July 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Federal safety investigators will release a preliminary report on last weekend's Clifton Hill train derailment in “about two months”: buff.ly/FQFtsh3 #Melbourne
July 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Clifton Hill group trains return after week’s suspension; investigation continues – buff.ly/FQFtsh3 #Melbourne
July 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
21,905 enrolled voters in Darebin did not return a ballot to the Victorian Electoral Commission in the October 2024 election. Those yet to explain why face an extra fee and referral to Fines Victoria. Details: buff.ly/ToM82uW #VicPol #Melbourne
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Yarra Trams is warning commuters of potential delays after “operation issues” saw Route 86 trams redirected off High Street this morning: buff.ly/0HIDoFW #Melbourne
July 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Darebin City has appointed Anne Howard as its new full time CEO, almost a year after the council’s last full time chief gave notice: buff.ly/sKE7Kux #VicPol
May 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Incumbent member for Cooper, Ged Kearney, is “fairly confident” she will be returned at this weekend’s federal election.

We discussed key issues with the Labor MP at this morning's pre-poll: buff.ly/6HPsaZw #AusPol #AusVotes
May 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Flags flew at half mast across Darebin today in honour of Darebin councillor Gaetano Greco, who died of cancer on Saturday.

He is remembered by his peers as a ‘man of unyielding integrity’: buff.ly/RA3llhV
April 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Registrations for Darebin’s three- and four-year-old kinder are now open:
Darebin kinder registrations open
Registrations for Darebin’s three- and four-year-old kinder are now open.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
‘RAPID inflation’ is blamed for the City of Darebin facing an annual budget shortfall of $9.7 million by 2028: buff.ly/C7uArM6 #VicPol
Darebin searching for $9.7 million p.a.
‘RAPID inflation’ is blamed for the City of Darebin facing an annual budget shortfall of $9.7 million by July 2028. Councillors carried two motions addressing budget pressures at their latest…
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April 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Darebin councillors' decisions on a $1.88 million tender for new laptops were, in part, informed by international military action: buff.ly/etLmn3g #AusPol #VicPol
War clause dominates council laptop tender discussion
COUNCILLORS’ decisions on a $1.88 million tender for new laptops were, in part, informed by international military action. City of Darebin is looking to replace its fleet of laptops as reliability…
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April 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Darebin flag policy review ‘very near’: buff.ly/wNDXE9g #VicPol
March 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Two more locations in Darebin will be part of the state government’s Activity Centres Program:
More Activity Centres announced in Thornbury
Two more locations in Darebin will be part of the state government’s Activity Centres Program. The Allan government hopes fast-tracked approvals and changed height limits around select public…
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March 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A community panel has seen the addition of a dedicated transparency pillar to the Darebin 2041 Community Vision:
Three pillars good, four pillars better
A community panel has seen the addition of a dedicated transparency pillar to the Darebin 2041 Community Vision.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Northcote will lose one of its cutest shops when Keke & Kaka shuts its doors at month’s end: buff.ly/a8F0LRy
March 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The Skink Tank NSC Social Sanctuary gig @cattoraytube.bsky.social mentioned in our March edition is today!

Offering a sound which is simultaneously nostalgic and completely unique, the band has taken that classic northern suburbs foundation and built something special.

More here: buff.ly/oYyNwD0
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM